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Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Oregon's attack on suction gold dredging
• New DOI Director nominated
• More Forest Service restrictions in the works
• California suction gold dredging
Bush Taps Utah Resident for Labor Post
President Bush has said he will nominate a Utah mining consultant to become Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health (MSHA).
Selenium, Mercury and Suction Dredging—Studies Contradict CA State Water Resources Board
Federal and state regulatory agencies often cite mercury and methyl mercury in our waterways as a major factor for further restrictions on placer mining, and on suction gold dredge mining, in particular. However, these regulatory agencies are minimizing selenium and its neutralizing effects.
Journeys in the Kingman Quadrangle

Electra Gold Sees Potential in Other Minerals & Metals

Putting Together A Small Free Gold Mill
Most small-scale miners want to know how they can set up a system much more cheaply. The difficulty is in the balance of putting together a decent small-scale system at a reasonable cost.
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The Bawl Mill
• Ask the Experts—What is barite used for?
• Ask the Experts—Are you able to advise me on the status of HR3824?
• Sulfides, Selenides and Tellurides
• Silver’s Shine is Back
• Rahall Looks to Rewrite 1872 Mining Law
• San Francisco Mint and US Gold Reserves
• Forest Service Attempts to Close Public Access
• Revisiting Commerce Resources—A Tantalum and Niobium Mining Project
• The Seventymile and American Creek Goldfields
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
• Melman on Gold & Silver